Characterization of a novel class I transcription factor A (CITFA) subunit that is indispensable for transcription by the multifunctional RNA polymerase I of Trypanosoma brucei

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1573-1581

  Nguyen, Tu N ^a   Nguyen, Bao N ^a   Lee, Ju Huck ^a,c   Panigrahi, Aswini K ^b,d   Günzl, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b SEATTLE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 84870431580     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00250-12     Document Type: Article

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